Border Ecologies is an exploration of dough as a living organism that is always in symbiotic relationship to other ecological systems, like grasslands, riverbanks, and skin microflora. Border ecologies–– the place where two ecologies meet–– are often the most healthy and diverse ecologies in the world. But sometimes, the symbiosis becomes a form of colonization. I am using these teachings from sourdough and the natural world to consider the ways social borders –– national borders, racial borders, socio-economic borders, religious borders–– are grounds of diasporic diversity and colonization. This research unfolds in a series of sculptures, texts, photographs, body-based exploration, and social encounters.

Made in collaboration with Laura Stellacci, Ariana Battaglia, Elena Rose Light

July 1, 2021: Gutenbergstrasse Garden 3:30-4:30pm